Green Beret Explains Military Acronyms & Terms | Tactical Rifleman

[@dblankenship88]

Growing up in a family of a Marines “Oscar Mike” was used often. Then I broke their brains and joined the Air Force. Back in 98 saying “Oscar Mike” to my TI instead of “proceeding” didn’t go over well. Good times.

[@murder0ne]

Former AF here. Can relate lol.

[@Inadougadavida]

I work for a company that operates a few restaurants in a certain city. After purchasing a food truck they asked employees to suggest a name for it. I submitted UCAV - Urban Culinary Assault Vehicle. They picked a different name.

[@Inadougadavida]

Anybody else ever hear/use Tango Mike? Officers in one of my old units used it in radio comms to say "thank you very much " Tango = Thank , Mike = Much. I was enlisted, thank you very much.

[@roundrock63]

Love the Acronyms. Would like to hear more and more pics from your service! Always great content and coming from you, who’s been there, it holds a lot a weight.

[@Fightosaurus]

Loving all the new content gents! Keep ‘em coming!

[@Bigfezzig]

🤘

[@Fightosaurus]

@@Bigfezzig Miss ya Fezzig & fellow asylees. Busy with work & family life lately but still tuning in and will get active in the group again here some day soon.

[@jamesmerriman5058]

Thanks for your service SGM. I was stationed at Campbell from 04-09 with 2/506th Currhee; OIF 06-07, OEF 08-09. You're very right, there are days worth of terms and acronyms that we used on duty

[@TacticalRifleman]

Thanks for watching and thank you for your service. TR

[@jordanfrancisco27]

Almost spat out my coffee from laughing at 1:25. Made my day.

[@thomasn251]

how about one we used back in the 70's "SNAFU"

[@josephineyoung2616]

I really enjoyed learning from you. Ty for your service. I subscribed to your channel.

[@TacticalRifleman]

Thanks for the sub. Strength & Honor, TR

[@floridahdshooter]

Great video.. entertaining as always.. Reminds me of a time my wife and I were watching and movie and they kept saying "We are RTB" she was like what does that mean.. "ready to boogie?"

[@ramblinman5350]

Yep. REMF maybe my favorite.

[@Fredthefed1163]

It's funny my wife and I met in the Navy 36 years ago. To this day we still use the Navy acronyms to this day like breathing. Our kids even know many of them and now use them.

[@lo-fidevil2950]

I love jargon. I knew some of these from books & stuff. But I never heard “black on.” That’s a really good one.

[@mitchellkuta5405]

All content you put out is helpful to me. Thanks for your service and continued help to us civilians. Pissed I can't do classes in Texas. Catch you all Tuesday

[@sidewinderIII]

Awesome video Karl, loved the no bs explanation of the acronyms. Looking forward to part 2.

[@TacticalRifleman]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@stacyscott2720]

Thank you for your service, SGM. I bet you've got some stories to tell. I would love to hear them.

[@TacticalRifleman]

Maybe a book some day.

[@markshutt6000]

Definitely want more of the jargon!

[@brendencroup8310]

RPG stands for Ruchnoii Pulyemet Granatamyot-Russian for Handheld, Shoulder-fired Grenade Launcher.

[@TacticalRifleman]

Nope... THAT'S what it means to the Russians; NOT to us.

[@Stoney_AKA_James]

Excellent Karl! TWO AC130s ran out of ammo? Holy... Here is one from my time in service: LLRP= Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol And of course = RLTW-ATW

[@septor-og6hi]

I found this vary interesting! Thanks 👍

[@TacticalRifleman]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@phillipwilson1274]

Excellent video. Definitely interested in more videos on acronyms. You should write books from the KZbin content!

[@SunTzu119]

Thanks for the informative and entertaining content.

[@TacticalRifleman]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@thomaslyons441]

I made up my own acronym when I was in the Corps, it's along the lines of FUBAR but never quite caught on. It's BOBCHIC. I pronounce it like Bob-chick. Stands for "Bend Over Bitch Cause Here It Comes!" Example, your Staff Sergeant says, "I need 3 volunteers." You may say BOBCHIC to a nearby Marine that gets volun-told.

[@monkjohn4833]

Said in Army too

[@DrJosePedroGalindoMacias]

This is gold for my profession as military translator-interpeter. Thank you.

[@scaleworksRC]

I heard the Navy was the worst with acronyms. I think they actually have a book on it. Knew most of these, but 'wilco' got me by surprise.

[@RobinP556]

Nice! I used to smoke my privates when I was in the 82nd by something that directly related to what they did wrong. One that I remember the most was a private that I had that was always causing breaks in contact because he never paid any attention to anyone behind him, so one Saturday we did a little 6 mile ruck March, I was behind him the whole way and he had to do it walking backwards.

[@pjb2528]

Thanks Karl, as always, great content, never a SNAFU to be had. Peace Brother, PJB

[@iyn1911]

Could you do more? It will help me understand war stories from your guests.

[@TacticalRifleman]

More to come

[@vannrudolph]

Loving Norm McDonald’s US Military Edition KZbin!!!

[@weavbo]

Fun stuff. Brought back some good, and not so good memories! Smoked. LOL. Throw us some more!

[@TacticalRifleman]

More to come!

[@withoutfurtheradoforever]

Awesome. There's a book / video series in there, somewhere!

[@johnmassey2309]

Glad you included REMF. Most of the newer ones I wasn't familiar with. What about Leg? or Straight Leg?

[@Vince-ml9gw]

More than four acronyms, thanks Karl🤩

[@willhatcher8151]

Great job.

[@TacticalRifleman]

Thanks for the visit

[@octaviuswilliams4134]

I've got so much out of this, this will really help me at Basic and the type of language I should use in the military 🎖️🪖🎖️🪖🎖️, and also, thank you for your service 🪖🎖️🪖🎖️

[@pisom4314]

loved the video... look forward to part 2!! you forgot "greenwitch" thanks for sharing

[@shammy313]

Very cool Karl, thank u Sir

[@justme_gb]

MOLLE... I'm still in love with ALICE.

[@joeydayton8116]

I always thought it was stupid to name a piece of military gear after street drugs.

[@salty_pog]

Oh the old days, humping Alice.

[@decline.enjoyer]

Dude. Thank you so much. Wow.

[@MegaVincenzo13]

I helped build command and control software for the mda, the air force and jsoc, when I lived in CS CO,.

[@pluralwheat5055]

Ftb : f**k the blokes Ally : looks cool/is cool GEN : its true Eyebrows Gen : its true or I will shave my eyebrows off Shit gen : its not true Stag on : guard duty Gopping : disgusting Crow : new guy - more often called a Lizard now Bootneck : royal marine Jack : The lazy person who does FA and claims to work the hardest Spinning dits : Talking about your time in the military when nobody cares For those in the UK

[@marksmusicplace3627]

officer needing a bullet comment on his OER for renaming the C2 to C4ISTARR had me on back LMAO 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. I was an 35F S2 Intel Analyst and this is why this so hilarious

[@Hairy-Paratestes2121]

Great video! You guys are badass!!! Can you make another, also can you do one on the diving that sf does

[@TacticalRifleman]

We will!

[@maineoutdoorsman677]

Nice this weeks sponsor,Karl 😂😂😂😂

[@11C1P]

When I was in, buddy fugger was a "Bravo Foxtrot".

[@kevinf6413]

Back in the 70's, the RTO was also called a Rotello (rolled off the tongue better that a bunch of letters, I guess). Instead of salad bar for the ribbons, back in the day they were called "fruit salad." Perhaps to complement the "scrambled eggs" on the brim of a field officers cap, or cover. We spelled Klicks with a Q, Kliqs. The evolution of the terms as well as their origins is very interesting. One last one for ground forces...fast mover=jet fighter. This was supposed to be SigSec, but honestly, how stupid did we think the Soviets were along West Germany? Fun times.

[@thedonuteater5474]

☢️ F-Bomb counter for this video was ☢️=3 And i would have thought that a form of measurement in the C category would have made the video. Maybe next time

[@Bigfezzig]

😂🤘🤘🤘

[@thomaslyons441]

Would that be a tiny hair sized measurement?

[@Inadougadavida]

@@thomaslyons441 lol I get it, but KZbin wouldn't want me to say it.

[@Trinity10iloveyall]

Love you explaining JDAM and 10 fig GD ref next time TACP miss by a mile I'm going to get my phone out so I can show them this and go see that Veteran, he says you can hit 3'x3' so why can't you struggle to hit that grid square? 😅😅

[@Jerry10939]

It’s been awhile since I was in. A lot has changed and some stayed the same. I have to admit a few I have never heard before. I was a grunt joined in 1980.

[@TacticalRifleman]

Thanks for watching and thank you for your service. TR

[@HardcoreFourSix]

LOL on the two more klicks...I had to use that a few times to keep my Joes moving on FTXs

[@jasontcolson]

Here’s one from my LEO days: LAMF Unit - Lazy Ass…you get the hint.

[@Guardian0313]

Really appreciate the insight and knowledge. Would love to learn more

[@TacticalRifleman]

More to come!

[@BouleyMusic]

I've learned a lot. Thank you fellow Carl

[@rigrentals5297]

PART 2 PLEASE. good content

[@Bigfezzig]

Great info, thanks Karl!

[@Greg-oj2pg]

Great video, Karl.

[@renaeohlhausen7344]

What does , " send sidrep " mean ? The sniper trained rifleman says this sometimes to his command on com as he is is in active mission. Not in combat. Usually on recon.

[@TacticalRifleman]

It’s actually a “SitRep” which stands for Situation Report

[@williamflowers9435]

More jargon and acronyms!! Pics too!!

[@TacticalRifleman]

More to come

[@Frank7G]

F.U.B.A.R. I remember hearing it in the movie Saving Private Ryan & trying to figure out what it means.

[@TacticalRifleman]

THey say it later in the movie.

[@heyhey3603]

All these armchair generals sitting around watching Kill TV, asking me for a sitrep, like they can change the situation on the ground. “Excuse me sir, I’m in the middle of a gunfight, I’ll call u right back” Gotta love this guy

[@jerryparker5137]

Fire for effect

[@renaeohlhausen7344]

Cool .. good to understand

[@TacticalRifleman]

Glad it helped

[@andreybelkin6872]

Cool,thanks,👍

[@dizdizzy8937]

Good stuff

[@LeeThule]

12:17 Be careful of taking directions from a Canadian in miles. Like Rob they probably mean km.

[@soldtobediers]

Young Cherry arrives at Bragg and writes home in his best 9th grade longhand. Back home his mother turns to the father in concern, as she reads the first 2 lines... Got to the same unit as dad had been in - just like the recruiter had promised. And we've been busy jumping and humping chicks. The father just smiled a silent whisper - knowing all about the place. Then he comforts the mother's confusion - with the words... That boy never could spell. Then re-envisions his past sidewalk days down on Hayes street.

[@BigIron_06]

I have an "A" for you: "A.O." Thanks for the hard work.

[@TacticalRifleman]

Thank you too!

[@spotify_ERROR404]

thank you for the file share

[@TacticalRifleman]

You're welcome

[@Full_Spectrum_Dominance]

Great video

[@TacticalRifleman]

Thanks for the visit

[@Slave-nl8xn]

Nice.

[@geoffreyconklin2166]

Don't forget SNAFU and FUBAR! Also MOLLE are the actual pouches. MOLLE items attach via PALS (Pouch Attachment Ladder System) webbing. Love to hear more!

[@ahole5407]

Outstanding 👍

[@DisgustedGenXr]

Part deux

[@ifell3]

Known most of them, but good to here some more.

[@jasonst.germain171]

I do sighting cyphering I'm out of hazard duel see Sempi Fi.

[@920WASHBURN]

Is this the guy Prince wrote that song about? Oh nevermind, that was a raspberry beret

[@monkjohn4833]

Wall to Wall Counseling

[@krakentacticaledc]

This is cool

[@bradslone2409]

I knew the majority of these just by having friends in the military and being around them but I did learn a few new ones. Are these types of terms different from branch to branch and units meaning each type of unit has these type of terms specific to their unit that they are in?

[@TacticalRifleman]

Nah, most are common.

[@bradslone2409]

@@TacticalRifleman I thought that was the case but I was not sure. Thanks for your response...

[@charlesmullins3238]

Jumpin@27k feet loaded for bear…be unreal livin 1 day in KE’s boots…listening while I sprinkle h1000 in 6.5prc cases…140gr vld@3050 24” carbon waypoint…be a cool sniper round Karl

[@thoraxia]

Bingo on fuel

[@andywade172]

Says rus pilot destroing predator

[@madmaximus581]

Only used in the movies

[@renaeohlhausen7344]

I have ? What does. " sidrep " mean ?

[@thoraxia]

While going on a ride along I got called a JAFO😁. I still remember how delighted I was as a teenager when I found out what SNAFU actually meant. At that time it was fairly common jargon even in the news, most people just thought it was a word meaning the situation got screwed up. Close but not nearly as colorful. Today's version I guess would be FUBAR.

[@abdulqayumkhan3992]

Good .AWOL ,CO ETC

[@wilfdarr]

Black on tootsie rolls?

[@JNASTY567]

Will this vocabulary still be relevant 5 years from now and does this also apply to the army?

[@TacticalRifleman]

Yes

[@moody2924]

Amen on sgt Rogers telling me 2 more klicks,,,,,,,,,,more than twice

[@jerryparker5137]

There is volontold. I volunteered

[@thanakislupusthesaltywolve7208]

Part 2 and More

[@TacticalRifleman]

More to come

[@jerryparker5137]

More acronyms. Some Ididn't know

[@danr308]

Dude, what is BOLO? Like when you Bolo the range or whatever. It means fail I guess but I was in for 10 years and nobody knows why? Hahahah

[@SGobuck]

It meant you failed something... best I can remember. What it stands for I am just as clueless.

[@col.strayga1389]

Be On the LookOut.

[@markrobinson2849]

Bolo knife. When the locals couldn't hit anything with a rifle they gave them a Bolo knife to fight with and gave the rifle to someone else who was trainable. Look up Philippine Bolo knife.

[@danr308]

@@markrobinson2849Thank you! This has got to be the one.

[@mikebennett7149]

Sgtmaj. You forgot chicken plate

[@gavansimkin5685]

Karl, here's some military Jargon.. for ya. Just the last little Indian that could

[@monkjohn4833]

SMLM vehicles in Europe. Remember them??

[@kevinf6413]

I was in Pershing missles (56th FA Bde). SMLM targeted us. I never saw one, but heard of many guys that did. We had them as well that many didn't know about. I knew an officer that was an US SMLM in Czechoslovakia.

[@preacher1776]

Anyone know a good parachute-jump training company in the Austin or CENTEX (sorry, fun acronym) region? I'd really love to learn how to jump out of a perfectly good aircraft!

[@TacticalRifleman]

No one beats RCPT in Florida

[@charliefoxtrot7219]

Squirter I was thinking of the 1990's version of that term. She is a .......

[@monkjohn4833]

Pop Smoke see ya!!

[@izzafizza339]

New acronym ctr. Control target range lmaooo

[@1bornsurvivor]

You said "Global War On Terrorism". That is another acronym. (GWOT)

[@lancekilkenny721]

Blue Falcon.....